Schmidt Kramer is proud to announce that Scott Cooper, partner at the law firm, has been re-appointed to the Pennsylvania Rule Committee on Appellate Procedure for the third year in a row.

Cooper will begin his three year term beginning July 23, 2015.

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania established seven procedural rules committees, including the appellate procedure committee, to provide advice and recommendations on rules governing specific areas.

The committees are made up of attorneys and judges appointed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Participants are not paid for their work.

The Appellate Court Procedural Rules committee is in charge of making formal recommendations for refining and updating the rules of the appellate procedure, that is, the appeals process. For example, in late December of 2014, the committee approved the length of briefs such that a principal brief shall not exceed 14,000 words and a reply brief shall not exceed 7,000 words.

Fifteen committee members are currently part of the Appellate Court Procedural Rules committee in Pennsylvania.

Scott Cooper is an active member of several legal organizations is currently active in the Pennsylvania Association for Justice after serving as President from 2012-2013. He has been selected as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer every year since 2006 and was previously included in the Super Lawyers Rising Stars list.

In March 2015, Cooper was invited to be a member of the National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Lawyers. In June, he was named a Local Legal Leader for his work in personal injury and auto accidents.

We are extremely proud of Cooper’s work and continual involvement in the legal community.

Recent Results click below to expand

Gerry Kramer won a personal injury action for $10,043,952.13 in Northumberland County on behalf of a volunteer firefighter who was the victim of Intentional Tort. The 50-year-old volunteer firefighter was seriously injured when a barn collapsed, causing a spinal injury which left him a paraplegic. The claim was brought against the arsonist who intentionally started the fire. It is believed that the verdict is the highest ever in Northumberland County.

A couple from New Berlin, Pennsylvania was awarded over $4,000,000 because the husband was shot while turkey hunting. The 51 year old client lost his sight because a convicted felon - who should not have even possessed a gun - went hunting illegally, and broke with impunity the most fundamental rule in hunting: identify your target before you pull the trigger.

Scott Cooper obtained a verdict on behalf of his client who is the widow of a man who died in a crash on Interstate 78 in Lebanon County. The awarded verdict of $2.2 million was in a nonjury proceeding before a federal judge in the Middle District of Pennsylvania. That verdict includes $100,000 in punitive damages assessed against the owner of the trucking company.

Scott Cooper settled a wrongful death case on behalf of the widow of a police office who was killed in a car accident in the line of duty for $1,024,040.80. The claim against the other driver was amicably resolved before suit was filed for the entire available policy limits for the other driver. The case took place in Adams County, PA.

Gerry Kramer won a $950,000.00 suit in Perry County for a motor vehicle accident. The personal injury action for a wrongful death was filed on behalf of a 19-year-old female killed in the accident. The victim was a passenger in a vehicle that left the roadway striking a fixed object.

Scott Cooper settled a wrongful death claim for $742,000 on behalf of a the estate of a trash worker killed in a car accident in Franklin County. The case was amicably resolved for all of the available insurance policy coverage for the other driver and under insured motorist carrier. Also, Mr. Cooper was able to amicably resolved all subrogation interests with the worker's compensation carrier for a lump sum and agreement for the subrogation claim to be waived in full.

Gerry Kramer won a $215,000.00 personal injury action on behalf of a drunk driving victim in York County. The victim was a 56-year-old man who was struck by drunk driver in Lancaster County, PA. He suffered a subdural hematoma which resulted in severe headaches.

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